Automobile and like vehicle



R. EASTWOOD. AUTOMOBILE AND LIKE VEHICLE APPLICATION FILED MIL-1.11, 1919- 1,331,745.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

nawnon EASTWOOD, or LISCARD, ENGLAND.

AUTOMOBILE AND LIKE VEHICLE.

Application filed August 11, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAWDON EASTWOOD, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Liscard, in the county of Chester and Kingdom of England have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile and like Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in automobile and more particularly to means for protecting from wind and draft the occupants of the rear seats of vehicles.

According to the present invention a wind screen of any known or usual form is mounted to slide on guides usually horizontal and is connected to a flexible covering and normally is incased within a partition in front of the said seats. a

The present invention is larly described with reference panying drawing.

The body of an more particuto. the accom automobile vehicle is shown at 1. This may have the usual wind screen 2 for the front seat. The back seat 3 of such a vehicle have in certain cases been provided with a folding wind screen but in such a case drafts are apt to enter the space By thepresent in vention a Wind screen 4 for the back seats which can be collapsed against the back 5 of the front seats or pulled out into suitable position near to the back seats 3,- is mounted in. any desired manner instance by being carried on slotted guide rails 6. The lower front edge is attached to a lattice cover1ng 8 WlllCll e1thermay be of any flexible material passing over a guide Specification of Letters Patent.

vehicles and the like to attain this object for Patented Feb. 24; 1920. Serial No. 316,912.

y 9 and adapted to be mounted on spring roller 10 or the like. Thislattice S or fiexi ble blind is concealed within a casing or box 11 when out of use. It will be seen therefore that in use the space between the wind screen 4; and the back 5 of the front seats of the car will be covered over thereby provid' ing a covering similar to that virtually given by the hollow dash board of the car for the front seats.

The device consisting of the sliding flexible blind or lattice may be used to be adjusted if desired within the wind screen I.

If desired the horizontal guide 6 for the wind screen may be arranged to fold or hinge parallel with this when in the collapsed position;

I declare that what I claim is:-

A wind shield comprising a box fitting behind the front seats of the vehicle and having an open top, guides arranged horizontallybn the sides of the vehicle, a wind screen mounted in said guides, a flexible sheet normally stored in said box and attached to said wind-screen to follow itwhen it is drawn along said guides and spring means to tension said flexible sheet so that in the collapsed position it is withdrawn out of sight and in the extended position it incloses a rectangular space. g

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my 11211116 this 4th day of July 1919', in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. RAIVDON EASTWOOD.

' \Vitnesses: V

J. MoLAonLAN, F. .G; WILLIAMS.

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